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List of ambassadors of Sweden to Australia

The Ambassador of Sweden to Australia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Commonwealth of Australia) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the governor-general and the Australian government.

Ambassador of
Sweden to Australia
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Pontus Melander
since 10 October 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Canberra
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
Residence5 Turrana Street, Yarralumla[a]
SeatCanberra, Australia
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderConstans Lundquist
Formation1947
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Canberra

History

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In 1945, Constans Lundquist was appointed consul general at Sydney with jurisdiction in the Fiji Islands.[2] He was appointed as Sweden's first envoy to Sydney in August 1947 when the Swedish legation was established and the consulate general closed.[3] In October 1947, he presented his credentials in Canberra as Sweden's first envoy to Australia to Governor-General William McKell.[4]

In 1963, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Australian governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.[5]

List of representatives

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Constans Lundquist August 1947 – 26 April 1950 Envoy Died in office. [6][7]
Bo Alander 1950–1951 Acting chargé d'affaires [8]
Martin Kastengren 1 October 1951 – 30 June 1957 Envoy Also accredited to New Zealand. [9][10][11]
Alf Ros 27 February 1954 – 1954 Chargé d'affaires ad interim [12]
Otto Johansson April 1954 – October 1954 Acting chargé d'affaires Protecting power mission for the Soviet Union in Canberra during Envoy Kastengren's vacation. [13][14][15][16]
Göran Bundy 12 March 1957 – 1 October 1957 Chargé d'affaires ad interim [17][18]
Carl Bergenstråhle 1 October 1957 – 1960 Envoy [18][19]
Nils-Eric Ekblad 1960–1963 Envoy [20]
Gösta af Petersens 1963–1969 Ambassador [21]
Per Anger 1970–1975 Ambassador [22]
Per Lind 1975–1979 Ambassador Also accredited to Papua New Guinea (from 1977). [23]
Lars Hedström 1979–1985 Ambassador Also accredited to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (from 1982[b]). [25]
Hans Björk 1986–1990 Ambassador Also accredited to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. [26]
Bo Heinebäck 1990–1994 Ambassador Also accredited to Papua New Guinea (from 1991), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. [27]
Göran Hasselmark 1994–2000 Ambassador Also accredited to Cook Islands,[c] New Zealand (from 1995) and Papua New Guinea (from 2000). [28][29][30]
Lars-Erik Wingren 2000–2003 Ambassador Also accredited to New Zealand, Tonga (from 2002) and Vanuatu (from 2002). [31]
Karin Ehnbom-Palmquist 2003–2008 Ambassador Also accredited to New Zealand. [32][d]
Sven-Olof Petersson 2008–2014 Ambassador Also accredited to Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu. [34]
Pär Ahlberger 2014–2019 Ambassador Also accredited to Fiji, Nauru and Tuvalu. [35][36][37]
Henrik Cederin 1 September 2019 – 2022 Ambassador Also accredited to Fiji (from 15 March 2022) and New Zealand (from January 2020). [38][39]
Pontus Melander 10 October 2022 – present Ambassador Also accredited to Fiji (from 26 October 2023), New Zealand (from 16 November 2022), and Tonga (from 16 April 2024). [40][41]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ The ambassador's residence is located at the same place as the chancery.[1]
  2. ^ Another source says the year was 1981.[24]
  3. ^ Spiegelberg (1999) p. 174 states that he was accredited to the Cook Islands while the same source p. 177 states that the post was vacant.[28]
  4. ^ Greger Widgren was Stockholm-based ambassador for Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu from 2003 to 2008.[33]

References

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  1. ^ "Canberra, ambassadanläggning" [Canberra, embassy facility] (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. ^ "No. 37278". The London Gazette. 21 September 1945. p. 4708.
  3. ^ "Minister i Canberra utsedd" [Minister in Canberra appointed]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 August 1947. p. 4A. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Sveriges förste minister ackrediterad i Canberra" [Sweden's first minister accredited in Canberra]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 18 October 1947. p. A9. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Officiellt". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 December 1963. p. 10A. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Minister i Canberra utsedd" [Minister in Canberra appointed]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 August 1947. p. 4A. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Sudden death of Swedish minister". The Canberra Times. 28 April 1950. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  8. ^ Sveriges statskalender 1963 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1963. p. 8.
  9. ^ "Swedish minister appointed". The Canberra Times. 17 July 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  10. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1957 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1957. pp. 288, 294.
  11. ^ "Utnämningar inom UD" [Appointments within the Foreign Ministry]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 28 June 1957. p. 4A. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  12. ^ "CURRENT NOTES ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS". Department of External Affairs. February 1954. p. 147. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  13. ^ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 484.
  14. ^ "Sverige blir skyddsmakt åt Ryssland" [Sweden becomes a protecting power for Russia]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 26 April 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Skyddsmakt..." [Protecting power...]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 26 April 1954. p. 6A. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  16. ^ K. G. B. (6 May 1954). "Inga instruktioner till Otto Johansson" [No instructions to Otto Johansson]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). London. p. 8A. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  17. ^ "CANBERRA DIARY". The Canberra Times (in Swedish). 13 March 1957. p. 5. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  18. ^ a b "CANBERRA DIARY". The Canberra Times (in Swedish). 2 October 1957. p. 5. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  19. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 79. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
  20. ^ Sveriges statskalender 1963 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1963. p. 301.
  21. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1969). Sveriges statskalender 1969 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 337. SELIBR 3682754.
  22. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 399. ISBN 91-38-02088-2. SELIBR 3682757.
  23. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. pp. 333, 349. ISBN 91-38-04622-9. SELIBR 3682760.
  24. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1985). Sveriges statskalender 1985 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. p. 364. ISBN 91-38-90564-7. SELIBR 3682783.
  25. ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 463. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  26. ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 139. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  27. ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 466. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  28. ^ a b Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 174, 189. ISBN 91-38-31445-2. SELIBR 3682778.
  29. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 461. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  30. ^ "Ny ambassadör" [New ambassador]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). TT. 12 May 2000. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  31. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 166, 181, 188, 189. ISBN 91-38-32045-2. SELIBR 8869747.
  32. ^ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 174. ISBN 978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR 10900526.
  33. ^ "Award ceremony in Stockholm for Swedish Honorary Consuls from Australia". Embassy of Sweden, Canberra. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  34. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 174. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  35. ^ "2015 ANNUAL REPORT" (PDF). Parliamentary Paper No. 47 of 2018. Office of the President of Fiji. 2018. p. 11. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  36. ^ "President Waqa receives Swedish ambassador-designate Ahlberger". Government of the Republic of Nauru. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  37. ^ Ahlberger, Pär [@ahlberger] (13 April 2016). "First Ambassador of Sweden to Tuvalu. Today great honour to present credentials to H.E. the Governor General" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via Twitter.
  38. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Australien" [New ambassador in Australia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  39. ^ "The Ambassador". Embassy of Sweden, Canberra. 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  40. ^ "Pontus Melander ny ambassadör i Australien" [Pontus Melander new ambassador in Australia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  41. ^ "Ambassadören" [The ambassador] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Canberra. 2024. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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